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Boils and itchiness

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scousefly

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Warning if you of a nervous disposition please don’t read any further

So having had type 2 for nearly 6 years this year I got my usual itchiness around my groin area I always get it when it’s warmer.

This year I got a boil or two which has never happened and I also developed a ‘floater’ in my scrotum. I duly went to the docs who said u have type 2 so your prone to infections which understandably I thought odd as I’ve never had this type of reaction before.

Anybody else have similar issues
 
I used to get really painful rashes under my arms in the summer - I experimented washing one side with warm water and a splash of vinegar, and the other with baking soda. The vinegar did the trick, and I've not been bothered for the last couple of years now - I did put vinegar in the washing machine and do a rinse and spin for around a month after.
I think our skin pH alters with age and diet, and if something gets a grip it can survive as we wash clothes, towels etc at lower temperatures these days, so they can persist. It shouldn't do any harm to try a weak solution and see if it helps. The problem might have been a fungus, or simply the heat, I was glad to get rid of the problem.
 
I had similar when my BG was high. There's just a lot of extra glucose around in sweat etc and it feeds bacteria.

It's gone completely since my BG came back to normal.
 
I used to get boils in my groin quite regularly when I cycled everywhere and wasn't diabetic. Now it's only a couple of times a year and they go away by themselves. I haven't used soap "down there" for about 20 years since I started getting eczema, no idea if that helped or not.
 
Hmmm some interesting replies so thank you and good for thought. My doctor gave me an antibiotic gel to put on for 3 months just struggling with whether it’s actually working or not as I haven’t seen a significant improvement yet. The lumps in my groin area where a cause for concern on my behalf though
 
What sort of vinegar did you use in the washing machine if u do t mind me asking?
 
scousefly said:
What sort of vinegar did you use in the washing machine if u do t mind me asking?
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Just a mug full of white vinegar - the same stuff I use when washing pure wool. I pour it over the dry clothes in a plastic tub and then toss them into the machine so it doesn't get pumped out as the machine starts up.
Do check to see if you get relief from baking soda, an alkaline - fungi in particular can be happier in either high or low pH environments, and getting the wrong wash can encourage rather than deter.
 
This sounds more so Thrush and Jock or Dhobies itch related. The sugar is something the fungal infection feeds on try canisten or Daktocort if you can still get them OTC
 
Mark Rawlinson said:
This sounds more so Thrush and Jock or Dhobies itch related. The sugar is something the fungal infection feeds on try canisten or Daktocort if you can still get them OTC
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I thought that but was given an antibiotic cream which has worked wonders. I tried canisten before I went to the doctors, it had no effect
 
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